I am based in the UK and until a couple of years ago worked as a contract developer for years and enjoyed very healthy rates! Even 5 years ago the “going rate” for a SharePoint developer was £400 – £500 day. Has that changed nowadays, what rates are on offer where you are ? SharePoint Admins were usually about 50 – 100 lower, has that gap closed ?
There’s now way more people on the market – SharePoint is massive, so what’s that done to rates ? Is it still a gravy train ? Has Outsourcing / Off-shoring changed things ?
One thing that has changed though – a lot of ASP.Net developers have moved across. But I think there’s still a shortage as SharePoint is now everywhere.
vlad catrinescu said:
Here in Canada its everywhere from 750$ to 1250$ depending on seniority for a consultant! So I guess it’s pretty much the same.Â
I don’t think big companies trust off-shoring that much anymore. There was a big boom, however the low quality provided binged them back to local consultants.  I also noticed clients start requesting the consultant be on place, and not working remotely.Â
